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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was just received from our friends at MyHeritage. Please address all inquiries to support@myheritage.com.

MyHeritage releases Family Tree Builder 7.0 to bring the power of the cloud to genealogy software

Updated
version of world’s most popular free family history software now syncs
with online and mobile, opens new channels for the discovery of
historical records and is available for the first time also in Chinese,
Japanese and Korean

PROVO, Utah & TEL AVIV, Israel – April 17 2013: MyHeritage,
the popular family history network, today announced the release of
Family Tree Builder 7.0, free genealogy software that combines
innovative technology with easy-to-use features. The millions of family
history enthusiasts and genealogists worldwide using Family Tree Builder
to explore, document and showcase their roots, can now synchronize
their family tree between different devices and enjoy sophisticated ways
of making new discoveries via the cloud. Family Tree Builder 7.0 is available as a free download from http://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder.Using
the new software, users can now optionally synchronize their entire
family history between their computer and their online family tree on
MyHeritage. This connection of genealogy software to the cloud enables users to access their family history anytime and anywhere. It
also enables users to benefit from the renowned network effects of
MyHeritage’s huge user community, with advanced matching technologies
that automatically search millions of user-contributed family trees from
around the world and a database of billions of historical records, to
help users make breakthrough discoveries.The new
version 7.0 adds new languages to cater to family history fans in the
Far East, enjoys a graphical facelift and sports better looks.“Feature-packed
and cloud-powered, Family Tree Builder has become a must-have tool for
anyone interested in family history”, said Gilad Japhet, Founder and CEO
of MyHeritage. “We’re proud to be bringing family history to the masses
with the most technologically advanced, yet easy-use software for
building a family’s digital legacy and preserving it for future
generations. By combining helpful family tree tools for charting a
family’s course through history, with an advanced sync system and Record Matching technology, new Family Tree Builder 7.0 offers an unbeatable journey to the past.”New Sync SystemAll
family tree information is synchronized, including photos, videos,
audio files, notes, sources, citations and other information, except
private information such as DNA markers which never leaves the user’s
computer. The family history data can now be privately and securely
viewed, edited and expanded from any device - the user’s computer, the
user’s online family site on MyHeritage – or via the free MyHeritage mobile apps for iPad, iPhone and Android. Users have full control of who can be granted permission to view or add information. The new sync system also provides a backup of the users’ precious data. Record Matching technologyWhereas
previous versions of Family Tree Builder already enjoyed Smart
Matching™ technology, which brought users matches from the millions of
user-contributed family trees on MyHeritage, the new version 7.0 is the
first to enjoy the company’s successful Record Matching technology,
recently praised by well-known genealogy bloggers and opinion leaders
James Tanner and Randy Seaver as “magic”.

Record
Matching is a discovery-finder and a time-saver. It automatically
researches every individual in the user’s family tree and looks for
matching historical records with high accuracy. All historical records
found are consolidated in one convenient report, which the user can then
go over systematically. Record Matching is the world’s first and only
technology capable of automatically finding newspaper articles about
one’s ancestors.

Additional language capabilities

Family
Tree Builder 7.0 has been rewritten to support Unicode, which means
that data can be entered in any language and saved accurately as
entered. The software has been expanded from 37 to 40 languages, by
adding support for the first time for Chinese (Simplified and
Traditional), Japanese and Korean, as MyHeritage expands its global
network into the Far East.

The full range of features in
Family Tree Builder is ideal for beginners and professionals alike, and
includes photo albums, automatic face detection technology for photo
tagging, beautiful family tree charts, poster printing, reports and
statistics, interactive maps, support for DNA, automatic consistency
checks and much more. The software is based on the Freemium model. It
can be downloaded and used for free for building an unlimited-sized tree
on one’s computer. Premium features of the software can be unlocked for
a one-time purchase and affordable subscriptions are available for
online family sites of unlimited capacity and access to premium content.

Family
Tree Builder 7.0 is available for Windows. The company is working on
adding support also for Mac OS X and this will be available starting
with the next version of the software.

About MyHeritage

MyHeritage
is the family history network helping millions of families around the
world discover and share their legacy online. Pioneers in making family
history a collaborative experience for the entire family, MyHeritage
empowers its users with innovative search tools, a massive library of
historical content and an international collection of family trees. The
site is available in 40 languages. For more information visit www.myheritage.com